Far North Spirits Seed Vault Series Roknar Rye Whiskey

The Seed Vault Series is Far North’s collection of estate-grown rye varietals, evolving from the distillery’s three-year rye study. This provenance-driven, single estate rye whiskey is grown, harvested, and distilled entirely in Northern Minnesota by fourth-generation farmer and head distiller Michael Swanson.

All varieties were milled, fermented, and distilled using precisely the same methods, and all whiskies were aged in 15-gallon new, charred oak barrels from The Barrel Mill in Avon, MN.

Roknar 100% Seed Vault is aged just under two years.

SEED VAULT VARIETALS 2020

• Bono – This hybrid variety of rye was developed by KWS SAAT SE & Co, a European independent seed company and released in 2016. Whiskey offers anise on the nose, with notes of apricot and butterscotch. Balanced palate of vanilla and caramel with a smooth, long finish.
• Cossani – A German hybrid seed variety that yielded big in the field. The whiskey offers a rich toffee and dark caramel flavor profile, with a fat, lingering finish.
• Foresetti – A german hybrid that was also a big yielder in the field.
• Musketeer – Agriculture Canada released this open-pollinated variety in 1981. Delicate grassy and vegetal notes of chamomile and celery root. Mild and earthy palate with a clean, light finish.
• Progas – KWS SAAT SE & Co, a European independent seed company and released in 2016. Hybrid seed that was technically developed as a forage variety. Slight minerality on the nose. Buttery and spicy on the palate, with caramel and cherry notes. Long finish.
• Triticale – A wheat-rye hybrid whose flavor is reflective of wheat whiskies.